The North American Review, 61. köideJared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge O. Everett, 1845 Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 55
... Captain Wilkes , we shall make no allusion to the early history of the outfit of the squadron , farther than to say , that the failure of its first organization had exposed the whole affair to ridicule , and had seriously impaired the ...
... Captain Wilkes , we shall make no allusion to the early history of the outfit of the squadron , farther than to say , that the failure of its first organization had exposed the whole affair to ridicule , and had seriously impaired the ...
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... Captain Wilkes informs us , that " wine is the staple commodity of Madeira , " and that " the language is Portuguese . " He might as well have added , that the re- ligion is Catholic , and the climate genial . Madeira is a fa- miliar ...
... Captain Wilkes informs us , that " wine is the staple commodity of Madeira , " and that " the language is Portuguese . " He might as well have added , that the re- ligion is Catholic , and the climate genial . Madeira is a fa- miliar ...
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... Captain Beechey excuses the disagreement be- tween his two determinations of the height of this rock , by saying that it is almost impossible to ascend it . Captain Wilkes has devoted , very unnecessarily , as we con- ceive , two ...
... Captain Beechey excuses the disagreement be- tween his two determinations of the height of this rock , by saying that it is almost impossible to ascend it . Captain Wilkes has devoted , very unnecessarily , as we con- ceive , two ...
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... Captain Wilkes to re- turn to the northward , which he did on the second day after reaching Palmer's Land . Having narrowly escaped being wrecked on Elephant island , he anchored in Good - Success bay on the 18th . Lieutenant Johnson ...
... Captain Wilkes to re- turn to the northward , which he did on the second day after reaching Palmer's Land . Having narrowly escaped being wrecked on Elephant island , he anchored in Good - Success bay on the 18th . Lieutenant Johnson ...
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... Captain Hudson directed Mr. Walker to return to Orange Harbour , and shaped his own course to Valparaiso . In the mean time , the store - ship Relief had been ordered by Captain Wilkes to enter the Straits of Magellan , through ...
... Captain Hudson directed Mr. Walker to return to Orange Harbour , and shaped his own course to Valparaiso . In the mean time , the store - ship Relief had been ordered by Captain Wilkes to enter the Straits of Magellan , through ...
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